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Fire destroyed a machine shed on a farm north of Eyota late Wednesday night. The shed contained seven tractors and some new farm implements.

A woman charged with assault for hitting her brother-in-law with a hatchet is now charged, along with her husband, with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the attack.

Authorities initially said Brenda Kay Shorter, 35, hit her brother-in-law on April 24 with the blunt end of a hatchet in a dispute over how he treated his cows. But Olmsted County investigators later found that Shorter's husband, William James Shorter, had obtained a $300,000 life insurance policy on his brother's life without the brother's knowledge or consent. William Shorter, 36, was the sole beneficiary of the policy.

A rural Dover woman already charged with hitting a man in the head with the blunt end of a hatchet is expected to be charged this morning with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.

“They assured me they wouldn't remove it until we negotiated a way to get semis and farm equipment in and out”

When Dover farmer Rudy Storm heard recently that road work was going to begin on his section of U.S. 14, he called his lawyer and got a restraining order. via Post-Bulletin

Two roadway accesses to U.S. 14 will be eliminated Tuesday to improve safety for motorists, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. via Post-Bulletin

DOVER, Minn. -- A southeastern Minnesota woman is accused of hitting her brother-in-law with a hatchet in a dispute about cows. via KARE-TV Minneapolis

A Dover woman allegedly hit a man in the head with the blunt end of a hatchet, then tried to strangle him with a lariat in a dispute last week over cows. via Post-Bulletin

“It's a great honor to have more than one student qualify in more than one event”

Issue date: 3/17/08 Section: News Two SCSU students will represent the school's forensics team at this year's American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament. via University Chronicle

Voters in the Dover-Eyota School District go to the polls Tuesday to decide a $9.1 million referendum.

The project would add 12 new classrooms, two new music rooms, a gymnasium and expanded kitchen space to the district's elementary school.

The project has faced criticism because more than a third of the elementary students come from outside the district through open enrollment.

The towns of Dover and Eyota are east of Rochester in southeastern Minnesota.

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The Minnesota Pork Producers Association is the trade association of pork producers and allied industry representatives. via Minnesota Farm Guide

Multi-vehicle accidents closed two sections of Interstate 90 on Tuesday afternoon. via Winona Daily News

“We really haven't had anything that's weather-related”

The thermometer read like an auctioneer selling sand in the desert Tuesday. La Crosse's high Tuesday hit 43 degrees - at 2:03 a.m. UW-La Crosse student Laura Hanson is bundled up as she walks back to her ... via La Crosse Tribune

The westbound lanes of Interstate 90 have been closed between St. Charles and Dover in Minnesota because of a multi-vehicle crash, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. via Winona Daily News

Five suspects accused of robbing a Dover, Minn., mobile home with a shotgun and baseball bats were arrested Sunday and Monday and could face several felony charges, police said. via Winona Daily News

“It was too smokey to go in without equipment, but we beat on the windows”

A Dover family got the shock of their lives when a neighbor called to tell them their house was on fire. via KAAL-TV Austin

Flies was 10-for-15 passing for 173 yards and three TDs. H via Postbulletin.com Local Sports